story: Yorkshire ( or ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Due to its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographical territory and cultural region. The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the military, and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration such as North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire. 
  
  Within the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are areas which are widely considered to be among the greenest in England, due to the vast stretches of unspoilt countryside in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors and to the open aspect of some of the major cities. Yorkshire has sometimes been nicknamed "God's Own County" or "God's Own Country". 
  
  The emblem of Yorkshire is the White Rose of the English royal House of York, and the most commonly used flag representative of Yorkshire is the White Rose on a blue background, which after nearly fifty years of use, was recognised by the Flag Institute on 29 July 2008. Yorkshire Day, held annually on 1 August, is a celebration of the general culture of Yorkshire, ranging from its history to its own dialect.
questions: what is the emblem of the country
questions: what does their flag look like
questions: how many years was it used before it was finally recognized
questions: what organization recognized it
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questions: what day is it celebrated
questions: What was the country formally known as
questions: does it have a nickname
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questions: what other nickname/ "phrase"
questions: where is the country located
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answers: the White Rose of the English royal House of York
answers:  the White Rose of the English royal House of York
answers: the White Rose on a blue background
answers: the White Rose on a blue background
answers: fifty years
answers: y fifty years
answers: the Flag Institute
answers: the Flag Institute
answers: Yorkshire Day
answers:  Yorkshire Day
answers: 1 August
answers:  1 August
answers: the County of York,
answers:  the County of York,
answers: Yes
answers: abbreviated Yorks
answers: Yorks
answers: Yorks
answers: God's Own County
answers: God's Own County
answers: Northern England
answers: Northern England 
answers: yes
answers:  Due to its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been undertaken over time by its subdivisions
answers: yes
answers: Within the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are areas which are widely considered to be among the greenest in England, due to the vast stretches of unspoilt countryside in the Yorkshire Dales
answers: due to the vast stretches of unspoilt countryside
answers:  due to the vast stretches of unspoilt countryside